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Treatment and Research for Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Autoimmune Diseases Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), the first time I heard of this disease as a college sophomore, I was amazed it affected young people. The treatment used to be loads of steroids, which have plenty of side-affects including weight gain. My little-league-pitching nephew, Sebastian was struck with this dreaded youth flaying arthritis when he was twelve years old. I went to one of his games and yelled, �Swing batter� or �Knock the cover off�, not PC at all, but I am so glad I did it. His diagnosis was a slow process and needless to say, it ended his pitching career. When Sebastian came to visit me for one of our camping expeditions, I took him to a Mariners game (at his request). After sitting through all of the innings, he could barely get up and drag himself the few blocks to the car. It was as if his limbs were numb. This disease affects 10% of our nation, 1 in every 100 people. [1] 21 st Century Treatments Flash ...

Today, I achieved my 3,000 th mile of the year and am rounding the corner on 2015. Year end is a time to clean out the closets and make financial decisions, which includes your medical insurance review. This article clarifies the individual insurance mandate tax assessment under the Affordable Care Act and the exemptions to avoid taxation. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was passed by Congress in 2010, creating a standard for medical insurance for most residents of the U.S. and requiring all to obtain medical insurance. As of 2015, individuals who lack proof of medical insurance, will have to pay an additional tax. The tax penalty is up to $695 for those individual tax payers lacking insurance and up to 2.5% of adjusted gross income, capped at $2,085 for a family ($347.50 per child). [1] FYI, your insurance company will produce a form which shows the number of months you had medical insurance coverage. If you obtained your medical insurance through an insurance exchang...

Hospital and Medical Procedure Price Transparency-The Next Health Care Consumer Reform Given the mandated personal responsibility for health insurance, pay for performance Affordable Care Act methodology, and increased reporting of insurance plan administrative data, it is clear that consumer driven health care is launched.   However, one piece of the puzzle is still missing, which is an understanding of the cost of a procedure before you have it done at your chosen facility. Increasingly there has been consumer demand for better disclosure of health care pricing which has resulted in a number of legislative proposals across the country. Also, one state created a unique and highly effective payment model for hospital services over forty years ago and it may be the future for a workable streamlined national model for reimbursement. This article reviews data from the nonprofit organization, National Conference for State Legislation.org, as well as state public health, and the Medica...